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Spotlight | UAE
The clash of the Billionaire clubs in Dubai

Flavio Briatore’s Billionaire chain is to give up its flagship venue in Dubai amid increasingly stiff competition. © Studio Pachamama

Situated at the foot of the Burj Khalifa, the world's highest tower, the ultra-luxurious Billionaire restaurant-cum-night club owned by the Formula One tycoon Flavio Briatore is set to relocate. The French investment firm Butler Industries is in talks to take over the premises and launch a top-flight venue of its own. [...]

Published on 22/05/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Philippe Vasset

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Italy, Monaco
Luxottica eyewear group heir set for sumptuous birthday celebration

To celebrate his 30th birthday next week, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, son of the founder of Luxottica and head of strategy at EssilorLuxottica, is to stage a two-day party in Monaco.

Subscribers only Families 01.05.2025

Front Row | France
Private equity mogul Walter Butler bets on French gastronomy

After many years managing a portfolio of industrial and security holdings, the French private equity investor Walter Butler is stepping up his investments in top-of-the-range gastronomy.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.01.2025

Walter Butler is stepping up his investments in top-of-the-range gastronomy.

Front Row | Italy
The Cipriani family, the Venice bar moguls making costly property bets

The family that owns the iconic Harry's Bar restaurant in Venice has undertaken four colossal property projects that are putting a strain on finances. Several big names in luxury are keeping a close eye on those ventures, ready to make offers in the event of a collapse.

Subscribers only Entourage 12.09.2024

Arrigo Cipriani (centre), his son Giuseppe (behind) and grandsons Maggio and Ignazio (in the background).

France
Paris Society burns hole in Accor's pocket

With hospitality and events company Paris Society severely hampered in its native France by its CEO's corruption conviction, new owner Accor is searching for synergies with its own luxury hotels abroad. A strategy driven in part by the need to get its money's worth.

Subscribers only Entourage 16.05.2024

France, Switzerland, UAE
Briatore, Campbell, Pinto: luxury's offshore asset manager under investigation

Several European magistrates are investigating the dealings of Belgian financier Henri de Croÿ. De Croÿ founded the now defunct asset manager Helin, which, as Glitz.paris previously revealed, boasted numerous clients in the luxury sector.

Subscribers only Families 18.05.2023

Italy, Switzerland, UAE
After shifting gears into luxury, F1 magnate Briatore caught up in old offshore affairs

Now at the head of a high-end restaurant and hotel group, former Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore finds his businesses exposed in multiple investigations into wealth management firm Helin. The businessman had entrusted his fortune to the Swiss-Emirati company for over a decade.

Subscribers only Families 16.03.2023

Spotlight | Italy, United Kingdom
Naomi Campbell struts the catwalks anew while her offshore accounts draw attention

Tax evasion investigations into asset manager Helin International continue to have repercussions in the luxury world. Not only did Helin manage the wealth of Pinto, the interior design agency favoured by royals and oligarchs, it also ran offshore accounts for supermodel Naomi Campbell and her former partner Flavio Briatore.

Free access Families 09.03.2023

Naomi Campbell appears in the investigations into tax evasion by Helin International.

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Front Row | France
Private equity mogul Walter Butler bets on French gastronomy

Front Row | Italy
The Cipriani family, the Venice bar moguls making costly property bets

France
Paris Society burns hole in Accor's pocket

France, Switzerland, UAE
Briatore, Campbell, Pinto: luxury's offshore asset manager under investigation

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Front Row | Italy The Cipriani family, the Venice bar moguls making costly property bets

France Paris Society burns hole in Accor's pocket

France, Switzerland, UAE Briatore, Campbell, Pinto: luxury's offshore asset manager under investigation

Italy, Switzerland, UAE After shifting gears into luxury, F1 magnate Briatore caught up in old offshore affairs

Spotlight | Italy, United Kingdom Naomi Campbell struts the catwalks anew while her offshore accounts draw attention

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Spotlight | UAE
The clash of the Billionaire clubs in Dubai

Italy, Monaco
Luxottica eyewear group heir set for sumptuous birthday celebration

Front Row | France
Private equity mogul Walter Butler bets on French gastronomy

Front Row | Italy
The Cipriani family, the Venice bar moguls making costly property bets

France
Paris Society burns hole in Accor's pocket

France, Switzerland, UAE
Briatore, Campbell, Pinto: luxury's offshore asset manager under investigation

Italy, Switzerland, UAE
After shifting gears into luxury, F1 magnate Briatore caught up in old offshore affairs

Spotlight | Italy, United Kingdom
Naomi Campbell struts the catwalks anew while her offshore accounts draw attention